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New York - November, 2012

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• SEC Says Chinese Oil Co. Execs Skimmed Millions For Families
• Greenberg Says Epstein Two-Timed It In Malpractice Case
• Ex-Hedge Fund CEO Ordered To Pay $5M For Fraud
• Simpson Helps Atlantic Yards Developer In $117M Skanska Deal
• Aereo Tells 2nd Circ. Streaming TV Is Legal
• Banker To Pay $5M In SEC's Burger King Insider Trading Suit
• Picard Moves To Stop $80M Fairfield Settlement
• Penny-Pinching NY Courts Ask For $1.97B Budget
• Giddens Reaches $600M Deal With German Lehman Unit
• Con Ed Wins $1.7M In Eminent Domain Case
• Paramount Group Sells Times Square's Candler Tower
• Visa, MasterCard Oppose Delay On $7B Antitrust Settlement
• Journal Register Seeks OK For Stalking Horse Bid
• NY Quietly Publishes New Fracking Proposal
• AMR Seeks Another Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Extension
• Prior Deal Can't Stop Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Suit: DOJ
• Digital Media Cos. Spar Over Underground Ad Patent
• Class Action Waivers In Arbitration: Recent Developments
• Hellas Hit With Suits Seeking $455M In Unpaid Notes
• Stuy Town Tenants Net $69M Deal In Rent Overcharge Case
• Law School Buddies Arrested For Trades Ahead Of IBM Deal
• Droplets Wants Web Patent Suits Combined In Texas MDL
• 2nd Circ. Eyes Barred Evidence In Yankees Pitcher's Fatal Crash
• Judge Won't Rule Yet On AMR's Bid To Dismiss Class Suit
• Porsche Prefers Germany For $1B Investor Suit Over VW Deal
• Hostess Wins Judge's Final Blessing For Wind-Down
• JPMorgan Dodges Suit Over Tax Liability In Trading Unit Sale
• Top NY Court Affirms High Bar For Piercing Corporate Veil
• JPMorgan Didn't Doom $1.85B Amaranth Deal, Court Says
• Dewey Creditors Win Right To Pursue Ex-Executives
• Mary J. Blige Slammed By Signature Bank Over Loan Default
• Edible Arrangements Wins Toss Of Rival's Trademark Suit
• Doc-Sealing Dispute Delays MBIA Securities Suit Against BofA
• 2 Ex-E&Y Attys' Tax Shelter Convictions Reversed By 2nd Circ.
• Bain, Goldman Ride Surge In Chinese Stocks To Selloffs
• NY To Expedite Sandy-Related Insurance Claims
• 2nd Circ. Backs Another Lilly Win In Zyprexa Warning MDL
• Louis Dreyfus Seeks Toss Of Suit Over Cotton Losses
• Nelson Levine Adds 2 Partners To Pa., NY Offices
• NY High Court Says Inspectors Not Liable In Deadly Capsizing
• NYC Food Distributor Admits To $10M Caviar Import Scam
• NYU Says Franco's Claim That Prof. Was 'Awful' Was Opinion
• How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
• Kodak Nets $830M Exit Financing Offer
• Argentina Wins Stay On Court-Ordered Bond Payments
• FINRA Says Brooklyn Brokerage Owner Ran $4M Scheme
• LNR, US Bank Beat Bid To Block $335M Loan Foreclosure
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider Case Over NY Tribe's Casino
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Wasn't Fired For Her Race, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Freedom Debt Buyer Wants French Bank To Foot Defense Bill
• NY's Rookie Federal Judges Could Face Job-Hopping Pressure
• NY's Handgun License Law Is Constitutional, 2nd Circ. Says
• JetBlue Launches Preemptive Suit Over Text Message Patents
• Music Exec Fights DOJ Bid To Nix E-Books Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Cans Dooney & Bourke Founder's Bribery Appeal
• Morelli Ratner Combines With Miami Firm To Expand South
• Ceglia Pleads Not Guilty To Facebook Fraud
• WTC Developers Must Establish Damages In 9/11 Insurance Row
• Trustee Sues Deutsche Bank Unit Over $640M In MBS
• Dewey Creditors Defend Right To Pursue Ex-Executives
• Ex-Wife Of Ponzi Suspect Gets Chance To Exit Fed Suit
• Hawker Indenture Trustee Says Ch. 11 Plan Unconfirmable
• Societe Generale, Others Can't Escape $1.3B FHFA MBS Suit
• SEC Reportedly Weighing Insider Trading Suit Against SAC
• Don't Bet On Force Majeure In NY Oil And Gas Leases
• Bloomberg Risks Public Opinion With Soda Limits, Atty Says
• NY High Court Chucks Suit Over $17.5M Manhattan Lease Sale
• Insurer Sues JPMorgan Over Alleged Bear Stearns CDO Fraud
• PE Firm Founder Wins $18M In Carried Interest Contract Row
• Lowenstein Atty Booted From $10M Securities Fraud Suit
• Level Global Boss Knew Of Insider Info, Analyst Testifies
• Facebook Points Out Cracks In Ceglia's Ownership Suit
• Judge OKs Vertrue's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Statement
• Indian Co. Closes $575M Deal For Control Of Plaza Hotel
• Trico Lenders Seek Contempt Order In $65M Loan Dispute
• Patriot Coal Ch. 11 Case Moved From NY To Mo.
• Credit Suisse Attacks Class Action Over $340M Trade Loss
• Lyondell Unit, Cleanup Site Owner Spar Over Bankruptcy Claim
• Retailers To Appeal $7B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Deal
• Developers Fight Over $112.5M Stake In 14 NYC Properties
• Fox News Wins Some AIG Bailout Docs From Feds In FOIA Suit
• NY Judge Expands FGIC Discovery In Countrywide MBS Suit
• Smith Gambrell Expands In NY With Hartman & Craven Tie-Up
• Ex-PE Firm Head Ducks Prison For Pay-To-Play Scam Role
• NY Official Says Don't Cap Utility Shutoffs In Fortis Deal
• Most Of Developer's Suit Over Pay For AIG HQ Redo Tossed
• Continental Can't Escape Goldman Construction Accident Suit
• Commodity Customers Seek Subpoena Of MF Global Execs
• Hostess Union, Pension Fund Want Ch. 11 Trustee
• Beanie Baby Founder Nixes $900M Bid For Four Seasons
• NY Insurance Regulator Warns Against New Reserves Approach
• SNR Denton Picks Up NY Real Estate Pro From Fried Frank
• HSBC Makes $15.6M Deal To End Bankers' OT Class Action
• US Rips Gupta's Bid To Remain Free During 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Argentina Bondholders Fight Injunction In 2nd Circ.
• Ark. Baker Joins Pursuit Of Bankrupt Hostess
• Ceglia Indicted On Fraud Charges For Facebook Suit
• Examiner Delays Report On ResCap's $750M Deal With Ally
• Insurance Brokers Should Brace For Sandy Suits After NY Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Allows Credit Suisse Class Cert. Appeal In MBS Row
• NY, Conn., Ill. AGs Push FHFA To Nix Guarantee Fee Proposal
• NY Entitled To $11.5M For GGP Loan Default, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Beastie Boys Seeks Toss Of R&B Label's Copyright Suit
• Apollo Eyes Education's Future In $2.5B McGraw-Hill Deal
• UBS Says Gov't Suit Over $6.4B MBS Is Past Its Prime
• Tronox, Kerr-McGee Tie Off Monthslong Trial Over Spinoff
• News Corp.'s Brooks Seeks Exit From US Phone-Hacking Suit
• Dewey Files Wind-Up Plan As Ex-Chair Rips 'Personal Attacks'
• Ex-Hostess Employee Brings WARN Act Class Action
• Ex-SAC Manager Accused Of Insider Trading Freed On $5M Bail
• AMR Seeks Pension Change Under New Treasury Rule In Ch. 11
• Consumers Challenge PVC Deck Cos. Over Durability Claims
• Barclays Center Developer Backs Off Tax Appraisal Suit
• Edwards Wildman, Ex-Partner Still Headed To Trial Over Pay
• Cadence, Encore Resolve Investor Suit Over $250M Merger
• NBTY Nibbles At Health Snack Market With $78M Balance Buy
• Antin Ehrlich, Ex-Atty Reach Deal In Client Poaching Suit
• Oil Tanker Co. Investor Launches Class Suit Over Statements
• KKR To Buy Specialty Insurance Broker From Blackstone
• Kaye Scholer Reps Onex In $2B Insurer Buy From Goldman Fund
• National Grid Had Right To Slash Retiree Benefits: 2nd Circ.
• Ex-NY Hospital Exec Appeals Conviction In Kickback Case
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Oil Tycoon's Eni Trade Secrets Row
• Warhol Group Wants D&O Policy To Cover $4.6M In Legal Fees
• 2nd Circ. Reopens Challenge To NY Nonlawyer Investor Rule
• NY Martin Act Ruling Could Weigh On Corporate Transactions
• Vornado Gets $120M Refinancing For NYC Retail Building
• Morgan Stanley Latest Target Of DZ Bank Over $694M RMBS
• Vitamin C Co. Needn't Yield Audit Docs In Price-Fixing MDL
• Madoff Trustee Goes After Banks Before 2nd Circ.
• FCC Boss Supports Opening Spectrum For Dish Wireless
• Judge Won't Subject All Fosamax MDL Claims To Lone Pine
• Cayman Funds Hit TCW With $128M MBS Fraud Suit
• Insurer Accuses BofA Of Fraud Over RMBS-Related Policies
• Investors Say Pfizer Destroyed Files On Celebrex, Bextra
• Hostess Now Set To Begin Wind-Down With Judge's OK
• 2nd Circ. Backs Lilly Win In Drug Label Warning MDL
• Bloomberg Call Center Workers Get Mixed Cert. Ruling
• United Airlines Escapes WTC 9/11 Damage Dispute
• Morgan Stanley Dodges FHFA's Claims Over RMBS Losses
• Barclays Center Developer To Revamp Nassau Coliseum
• Hostess, Bakers Union Fail To Reach A Deal
• 34 Years In, Ch. 11 Is Different, Not Dead: Panelists
• NYC Building Manager Sued Over Lack Of Sandy Preparation
• Judge Will Not Broaden Lehman Investor Claims For Now
• Shakira's Ex Says Singer Owes Him $100M For Manager Duties
• Canadian Merchant Seeks Docs From US MasterCard, Visa Case
• Facebook Loses Bid To Compel Expert Docs In Ownership Row
• Fund Seeks To Stem $61M MSR Default Interest Payment
• Vornado Unit Says Guaranty Binds DSW To Filene Lease
• Vacancies Put Pressure On Cuomo To Diversify Top NY Court
• Terror Victims Can Sue Lebanese Bank In NY: State High Court
• Perkins Coie Guides Emeritus In $102M Home Health Co. Buy
• Exploring The Limits Of A Ch. 11 Discharge
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Challenge To Domino Project
• Developer Sues DOJ, EPA To Defend Farmland Conversion
• NY High Court Says Policyholder's Broker Suit Not Barred
• Madoff Feeder Fund Seeks $70M In New Clawback Suits
• MGA Didn't Steal Bratz From '90s Shoe Ad, 2nd Circ. Says
• NY AG Targets Credit Suisse In Latest Mortgage Suit
• News Corp. Acquires Major Stake In Yankees' YES Network
• NY Bar Reaffirms Rejection Of Nonlawyer Firm Ownership
• SAC Manager Arrested In $276M Insider Trading Case
• NML Wants Bond Payment In $1.4B Suit Against Argentina
• Chevron Says NY Pol Favored Ecuadoreans In $19B Enviro Row
• NYC Condo Owners Seek $35M Over Sandy Displacement
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Sues Developer Over Joint RE Business
• Insurers Should Expect More Unclaimed Property Suits
• EnergySolutions Strikes $26M Deal To End Shareholder Suit
• Ways For Employers To Assist Hurricane-Affected Employees
• NY High Court Says Martin Act Covers Co-Op Privatizations
• Barclays Ducks Claims In FHFA's Suit Over $5B In MBS Sales
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Kill Madoff Feeder's Caribbean Bankruptcy
• SEC Can't Revive Fraud Claim Against Goldman's Tourre
• Dechert Calls Coudert Suit Over Paris Office Deal 'Specious'
• Judge To Sign Off On 2 Key ResCap Sales Worth $4.5B
• SEC Drops Suit Against GSC Group Exec Over Risky CDO
• Cartier Wins $30M Judgment Against Watch Counterfeiter
• Foreign Buyer Claims Stand In Vitamin C Price-Fixing MDL
• NY Pols Get Prison For Real Estate Bribery
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Loses Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• Buffalo News Beats Libel Suit Over False Claims Deal Articles
• Crexus Investors Challenge $840M REIT Buyout
• NYC Shells Out $20M To Resolve Police Sergeants' OT Suit
• Liberty Mutual Wants 2nd Circ. To Revive Goldman MBS Suit
• Yucaipa Loses Bid For Greater Control Of Allied's Debt
• Kodak, CVS End Row Over Kiosk Money, Extend Agreement
• Hope For Hostess As Judge Orders Mediation With Union
• KKR Invests $75.3M In Canadian Energy Co. Westbrick
• 2nd Circ. Pushed To Ax Madoff Investors' SEC Probe Suit
• Record Label Sues BigLaw Firms Over Billing Records
• Hearst Wants Wage Deduction Claim Axed From Interns' Suit
• NY Fed Dodges AIG Derivative Suit Over Bailout Scheme
• Citigroup Reaches $435M Deal To End Lehman Dispute
• IKB Goes After Morgan Stanley Over $147M In Bunk MBS
• NY Fracking Study Team Biased Against Drilling, Group Says
• Ampal-American Trustee Objects To Brown Rudnick's Terms
• Ivanhoe Pays $360M For Blackstone's Share Of NYC Tower
• 4 Primary Phases In Complex Insurance Claims
• F1 Chief Faces $650M Suit Over Alleged Bribe-Tainted Deal
• National Grid Workers Sue For Overtime In Sandy Aftermath
• Wells Fargo Wants Mortgage Insurance Fraud Case Nixed
• Hostess Brands Look Appetizing To Rivals, PE Firms
• Midtown Settles 2nd Injunction Over $250M Aruba Hotel
• Disgraced NYC Ex-Comptroller Is Granted Parole
• Investors Opt Out Of Pfizer Securities Fraud Class Action
• Sandy-Displaced Aon Subleases Park Ave. Space From Cerberus
• Pinnacle Judge Keeps Pilots Union Ruling Under Wraps
• Google Asks 2nd Circ. To Ax Class In Book-Scanning Case
• NY AG Warns Wells Fargo On Mortgage Relief Suspension
• K-V Pharma Wins 3 More Months To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Chipotle Stiffs Workers On Overtime, Suit Says
• Hostess To Liquidate After Spoiled Bankruptcy Efforts
• Carnegie Hall Tower Owes City $2M In Rent: Comptroller
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Guilty Of Refco Fraud, 2nd Jury Finds
• Actavis Tells Judge Purdue's Oxy Patents Rely On Minor Tweak
• IP Law Profs. Back Aereo In 2nd Circ. Streaming Dispute
• New Claims Push Martha Stewart-Macy's Trial To January
• Endo Targets Sandoz, Impex Over Generic Versions Of Opana
• US Airways Pilots Union Wants Info On Possible AMR Merger
• Mayer Brown Guides PE Firm In Sequa Automotive Buy
• Beastie Boys Fight For Right To Discovery In Monster IP Row
• Post-Sandy Bill Would Require Generators At NY Fuel Pumps
• Don't Forget Your Creditors After Sandy
• NY Targets 13 Gas Stations Over Post-Sandy Price-Gouging
• Insurers Sued To Defend Contractor In NY Firefighter Deaths
• Former GE Execs Push For Bail While Appealing Convictions
• IRS Pension Rule Change Will Resonate Well Beyond AMR Case
• Hurricane Sandy Shows Both Power And Pitfalls Of E-Signing
• AllianceBernstein Can't Have Ex-Adviser's IPhone, Court Says
• Co-Op Board Sues Frost Equities Over NYC Condo Ownership
• Allstate, Citi Spar Over Time Bars In $200M MBS Suit
• Gupta Should Pay $15M In Insider Trading Case, SEC Says
• Pfizer Ducks FCA Suit Over Lipitor Marketing Practices
• Maximizing Recovery For Hurricane Sandy Losses
• E-Book Deal Challenger Lacks Standing, 2nd Circ. Hears
• RCN Escapes Class Action Over Collection Of Disputed Tax
• Morgans Hotels Refinances Midtown Hotel With $180M Loan
• $250M Aruba Hotel Sale Due To Default Stalled For Now
• Met Museum's Admission Fees Breach Free City Lease, Suit Says
• Countrywide Gets Another Shot At Sealing MBIA Case Docs
• Patriot Coal Gets 6-Month Extension To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Wyle Loses Suit Over Undisclosed Audit In $235M CAS Buy
• Obama Offers Up 7 District Court Picks, Including 2 In NY
• Hostess Threatens Liquidation If Strike Continues
• Ruling Puts Drug Cos. In Prime Position To Avert State Court
• Hedge Fund Paid For Inside Dell Tips, Analyst Testifies
• NY Firm Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Arbitration in $12.8M Stock Suit
• Madoff Relative Loses Standing Defense To Clawback Suit
• Jefferies Sued By Investors Over $2.6B Leucadia Merger
• Cuomo Faces Deep Skepticism After Vow To Gut, Rebuild LIPA
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of 'Modern Family' Idea Theft Suit
• Bondholders Push For Payment On $1.4B Argentina Judgment
• Warnaco Group Shareholders Challenge $2.9B Buyout Bid
• OMERS Unit Joins Crown Acquisitions' $1B NYC Property Deal
• Cablevision Hit With $250M Suit Over Sandy Outages
• NYC Firms Make Small Gains In Diversity Efforts, Report Says
• NYISO Hits Back In $900M Power Line Project Tariff Dispute
• Marathon Withdraws Bid To Probe AMR Debt Swap
• Troutman Helped RE Mogul Skim $40M Off Mariner Deal: Suit
• Pryor Cashman Must Pay Atty Fees In $42M Malpractice Row
• Barclays' $8M Suit On Hold As Ex-Soccer CEO Seeks Ch. 15
• Kodak Wins 2nd Extension Of Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• House Clears Way For $265M NYC Gas Pipeline
• Sapphire Power Trying To Skimp On $256M Deal, Suit Says
• BofA Targeted By Investors Over $261M In MBS
• Kepos Exec Joins Schulte As Hedge Fund Compliance Partner
• Sandy-Displaced Fragomen Subleases Ex-Dewey Space In NYC
• Vornado Scores $950M Refi For Midtown NYC Tower
• Cargill Sues Mexico For $94.6M NAFTA Corn Syrup Award
• Troutman Sanders Real Estate Pro Decamps To Seyfarth
• Ex-NY Senate Leader's New Bribery Indictment Is Timely: Feds
• Liberty, Law Firm Reach Deal Over Mortgage Fraud Coverage
• Use Of 'Artistic Relevance Test' Defense Is Expanding
• Argentina Wants 2nd Circ. To Revisit $1.4B Payout Order
• Kodak Scores New $793M Deal To Grease Bankruptcy Wheels
• Feds Say Fund Chiefs Were At Top Of Insider 'Criminal Club'
• Writers' Show Idea, 'The League' Aren't Alike, Creator Says
• Investment Firm Sues Chartis Over $103M Hotel Loan Loss
• SEC Won't Pull Punches After Latest Loss, Attys Say
• MF Global Commodities Customer Can't Get Priority Status
• McDermott Lures Ex-DLA Piper Restructuring Partner
• ResCap Unit GMAC Hit With Suit Over Servicing Agreement
• NYC Lifts Zoning Hurdle For Chelsea Market Expansion
• Carter Ledyard Lands 2 Corporate Aces From K&L, Venable
• Cuomo Forms Panel To Probe 'Dysfunctional Utility System'
• Financial Firms Beat RealTime's Data Technology Patent Claims
• Long Island Utility Faces Class Action Over Sandy Response
• Goldman, Deutsche Bank Can't Escape FHFA RMBS Fraud Suits
• Travelers Still On Hook For Defense Costs In Asbestos Suits
• Dewey Creditors Seek Right To Sue Ex-Directors
• Scottsdale Dodges Bank Fraudster's Past Defense Bills
• BNY Mellon Unit To Pay $210M To End Madoff Investor Suits
• J2 Puts Up $167M For Tech Publisher Ziff Davis
• Pfizer Pays $67.5M To End Investors' Pristiq Disclosure Row
• NPR Program Sues Christian Radio Hosts Over Trademarks
• Flagstar-AGM Trial Over $1B MBS Draws To A Close
• MBIA Gutted Insurance Unit, Investors' Suit Says
• Bear Stearns' $295M Settlement With Investors Gets Nod
• Argentina Must Obey US Court Order To Pay $1.4B, Judge Says
• Fletcher Ch. 11 Trustee Wins Subpoena Power
• Ad Designer Wants 2nd Circ. To Revive Bratz Doll IP Suit
• Investment Fund Head Pleads Guilty To $2.3M Ponzi Scheme
• Canon Exits Dealers' Antitrust Suit Over Withheld Parts
• New IRS Rules Allow AMR To Freeze Pilot Pension Plans
• Q-Med Says $3B Medicis-Valeant Deal Violates Licensing Pact
• $7B MasterCard, Visa MDL Settlement Wins Initial OK
• Fraudster, 2nd Man Indicted In Plot To Kill NY Judge, Prosecutor
• Kodak Ducks Claims It Misled Investors On Road To Ch. 11
• Magistrate Dodges Recusal Over E-Discovery In Sex Bias Suit
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Not Entitled To Jury Trial
• Fannie, Freddie Expand Relief To Homeowners Hit By Sandy
• Ally, ResCap Agree To Hand Loan Files Over To FHFA
• St. Paul Tells 2nd Circ. It Had No Duty In Phone Card Co. Suit
• How The DOJ Is Adapting In The War On Financial Fraud
• Condo Owner, Rheem Bell End Central Park West Escrow Fight
• Ex-Goldman VP's Bogus Trades Cost Bank $118M, CFTC Says
• Barclays Wins Dismissal Of $143M Unfair Transfer Fee Suit
• Merrill Can't Dodge FHFA Suit Over Fannie, Freddie Losses
• NY Town Residents Sue Con Ed Over Sandy Power Outage
• Former Cozen O'Connor Atty Suspended For Improper Billing
• Brooklyn Prosecutors Crack Down On Post-Sandy Price-Gouging
• Ex-Madoff Controller Pleads Guilty To Cooking Books
• Refco Insiders Duped Ex-Mayer Brown Atty, Defense Says
• Convictions Upheld In Yonkers Bribes-For-Housing Case
• Trend Forecaster Sues Google Over Blogs' Use Of IP
• Ex-J&G Atty Loses Bid For Funds In $95M Tax Shelter Retrial
• Beyonce Still Can't Nix Video Game Suit, Appeals Court Says
• FINRA Expels Hudson Valley, CEO Over Illegal Day-Trading
• Barclays Wants Subpoena Tossed In Argentina Debt Row
• Fannie Mae Says $3B ResCap Deal Has Left It In Dark
• Cuomo Decries LIPA Monopoly Amid Post-Sandy Power Outages
• Judge To Mull $7B Settlement In Visa, MasterCard Fee MDL
• JPMorgan Doomed $1.85B Amaranth Rescue Deal, Atty Argues
• Judge Grills Flagstar Expert On Loan Review In $1B MBS Suit
• 'Alien Vs. Predator' Makers Defeat 2nd Circ. Copyright Appeal
• Hostess Union To Fight Judge's Rejection Of Labor Contracts
• Judge Pares Investor Claims Over $500M Weatherford Tax Flub
• Shearman & Sterling Shirked 'Lawyering Duties,' Client Says
• US Bank Says American Airlines Must Pay To Refinance
• Williams Lands FERC Approval For NE Gas Pipeline Project
• American Realty Capital REIT Drops $65M On NYC Building
• Cortec Picks Up Bar Code Scanner Co. From Thompson Street
• NY Plaintiffs Firm Says Atty Schemed To Siphon Clients
• Struggling Gleacher Plans Sale Of Mortgage-Lending Unit
• National Wildlife Federation Sues NY Over Ballast Water Regs
• Missing The Class Action Removal Boat To Federal Court
• Former Chem Rx Execs Dodge Trustee's Suit Over 2007 Buyout
• Dewey Gets Green Light To Subpoena Clients Over Unpaid Fees
• Sandy May Shift Insurers' Hurricane Deductible Strategy
• Inventio Sues ThyssenKrupp Over Elevator Patent
• Ex-AKR Partners Hit Back At Firm's Founder Over Windup
• Judge Revives Claims Over Failed $9B Morgan Stanley SIV
• Jurors Told Evidence Stacked Against Ex-Mayer Brown Atty
• Sealink Sues Citigroup Over $513M In Soured RMBS
• Goldman Asks 2nd Circ. To Send Bias Case To Arbitration
• Air Force Contractor Avoids Injunction In Trade Secrets Row
• Witness Defends Flagstar Loan Practices In $1B MBS Suit
• New Life For NY Minimum Wage Hike As Senate Skews Dem
• Ties To Polluter Leave Union Carbide Liable, 2nd Circ. Told
• Arcapita Gets OK For $125M DIP Loan From Fortress
• Suit Over Tribune LBO May Disrupt Markets, Shareholders Say
• BNY Mellon, Santander Settle Bond Rate Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Limits 'Mass-Marketing' Sentencing Enhancement
• Maclaren Wins Suit Claiming Ace Policy Was Wrongly Scrapped
• 2nd Circ. Backs Ex-Credit Bancorp CEO's $21M Ponzi Fine
• EPA's Additional Fracking Rules May Bring Confusion
• NY Firms Make Do After Sandy Ravages Downtown Offices
• NYC Landlords Could Face Lease Fights In Sandy's Wake
• Kodak Gets Go-Ahead To End Retiree Benefits
• Morgan Stanley Seeks To Block Facebook IPO Arbitration
• Dooney & Bourke Co-Founder Seeks New Bribery Trial
• ATM Operators Want Out Of $7B Visa, MasterCard Fee Deal
• Fannie Mae Pockets Fraud Win Against Brooklyn Mortgage Co.
• Madoff Investors Settle For $80.3M Against Fund Managers
• 2nd Circ. Doubtful On Nixing NYC Flavored Tobacco Ban
• Post Sandy Payroll: What Employers Must Remember
• HSBC Lobs $69M Suit At Nomura Unit Over Mortgage Pool
• Edwards Wildman Adds Ex-Venable E-Discovery Ace
• TMZ, Daily Mail Settle $30M 'Toddlers & Tiaras' Suit
• Latham Nabs Ex-Linklaters Enviro Pro For NY Office
• DOJ Probes Novartis Ties With Specialty Pharmacies
• Pandora Sues ASCAP Over Licensing Fees
• Time Says Anderson Lied About Meeting In Antitrust Suit
• BLT Restaurant Ends Trademark Row With Chef
• $13M Superdome Insurance Suit Dismissal Backed By 2nd Circ.
• US Objects To Ocwen's $3B Bid For ResCap Servicing Biz
• AMR Ventures Says Fund Is Trying To Steal $250M Aruba Hotel
• Citigroup Says $9B Euro Note Suit Untimely, In Wrong Court
• Citing Sandy, Quigley Seeks More Voting Time For Ch. 11 Plan
• Equistone Buys Sunrise's Wheelchair Division From Vestar
• Trust Sues DLJ Mortgage For $497M Over Defective Loans
• NY Alters Insurance Rules As Region Awaits 2nd Storm
• What Obama's Re-Election Means For Health Care Policy
• Barclays Hit With Latest Airport Financing Antitrust Suit
• MetLife Sells $70B Mortgage Servicing Biz To JPMorgan
• State Street, Barclays Dodge Claims In Suit Over $2B CDO
• Royal Park Targets BofA Over $1.6B In MBS
• Blackstone's GSO Extends $125M To Homebuilder
• Novartis Smacked With $10.5M Verdict In Jaw Injury Suit
• NY AG Investigating Post-Sandy Price-Gouging
• PwC Added To MF Global Securities Class Action
• Bryan Cave Guides Stifel's $575M KBW Buy
• JPMorgan Can't Ditch FHFA Suit Over $33B In MBS
• Six More Women Join $100M Forest Labs Bias Case
• Cooley Bolsters IP Team In NY With Chadbourne Partners
• Empire State Building Owner, Investors Ink Truce Over IPO
• E-Trade Execs Accept Corporate Reforms To End MBS Suit
• Harbinger, EXCO Form $725M Energy Exploration JV
• Utilities Face Scrutiny Over Hurricane Sandy Response
• Hostess, Unions Win Judge's Blessing For 'Integral' Deals
• Hurricane Sandy Causes Diesel Tank Damage, Oil Spill In NJ
• Judge OKs Class, Settlement In Black & Decker Wages Suit
• Akerman Senterfitt Adds Herrick Feinstein Land Use Pro
• Hurricanes Could Propel NY Public-Private Investment Law
• Know The Prosecution's Brady Disclosure Obligations
• FHFA's $6B UBS Mortgage Suit Not Time-Barred, 2nd Circ. Told
• Fellow Creditors Slam Yucaipa's Role In Allied Systems Ch. 11
• Coach Wins $257M From Foreign Counterfeiters
• Pros And Cons Of Using 'Management Fee Waivers' In NY
• American Airlines Parent AMR Rips Probe Into $2B Debt Swap
• Could CT's Approach To Clean Energy Be A National Model?
• Post-Katrina Law Unlikely To Smooth Sandy Coverage Battles
• Kodak Creditors Want To Pursue Claims Against Debtholders
• Merchants Oppose $7B Visa, MasterCard Interchange Fee Deal
• Employers Can't Ignore Wage Laws In Hurricane Sandy's Wake
• Kaye Scholer Adds Securities, Antitrust Litigator In NY
• Cellular South Wants $26M Suit Against Merrill Lynch Revived
• Court Ignored Ralph Lauren Trademark Ruling, 2nd Circ. Told
• Microsoft's GroupMe Ends Name Dispute With Rival Service
• Clock Ticking For Legal Challenges To Tappan Zee Approval
• Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape